Insatsu Kyoku, or Printing Office in Tokio, [294]
Irkutsk, [39], [42];
characteristics, [42];
inhabitants, [43], [50];
railway station, [44-6];
impressions of, [48-50];
attractions, [50];
Imperial Opera House, [50];
Chinese colony, [50]
Ivasaki, Baron, his articles on Japan, [290], [368]
Jade Canal, [142]
Japan trade with Korea, [225];
outbreak of war in 1894 with China, [231];
administration of Korea, [232], [235];
temples, [276];
lacquer-work, [277];
monuments, [277];
character of art, [278-81];
Katsura-no-Rikyu Palace, [278];
tea ceremonies, [281], [322];
construction of railways, [284];
telegraph lines, [285];
telephones, [285];
electricity, [286];
steamship service, [286-8];
reorganization of the country, [289-91], [314], [332], [367];
education, [292];
Tokio University, [292];
character of the military equipment, [296], [316];
reception at the Yeddo Palace, [301-10];
avenue of cryptomerea, [302];
style of gardens, [310];
history, [315];
system of vassalage, [315];
the Samurais military code, [316-23], [334];
definition of the word "Bushido," [316];
origin, [317];
"hara-kiri," or suicide, [323-6];
"kataki-ushi," or vengeance, [326-8];
creed, [330];
military discipline, [333];
religion, [336-8];
Shintoism or nature-worship, [337];
imitations and appropriations, [364-7];
development, [367];
relations with China, [363-7];
conclusion of peace with Russia, [381];
motives for desisting from war, [383-5];
moderation and self-control, [382], [388];
policy, [385], [387-9]
Japan, Emperor of, [305];
audience with, [305-7];
his interest in various questions, [306]
Japan, Empress of, audience with, [308-10];
her dress, [308];
characteristics, [308]
Japanese, their force of imagination, [280], [282];
characteristics, [280-3], [289], [296], [311], [315], [341];
gift of adaptation, [291], [315];
causes of their success, [315];
faculty of assimilation, [315], [367];
power of discipline, [315];
courteousness, [322];
conventional smile, [329];
creed, [330];
sword, [331];
fondness for study, [335];
religious views, [337]
Jasper, waters of, [143]
Kai-Teng, [200]
Kalmuks, the, [43], [58]
Kanks, [40]
Kao-Li, [199]
Kasha, [67]
Kataki-ushi, or vengeance, [326-8]
Katsura-no-Rikyu Palace, [278]
Kharbin, [70-73]
Ki-Tsze, founder of Korea, [197]
Kiahta, [51]
Kien-lung, Empress, [170]
Kirghiz, steppes of the, [58]
Kirin, [68], [75]
Kirinsk, [42]
Kinshiu railway, [284]
Kobe, [284], [339]
Koerber, Professor, [294]
Korea, its origin, [189], [197];
difference between ancient and modern, [190];
situation, [192];
area, [192];
mines, [192], [227];
rivers, [193], [229];
climate, [193];
flora, [193];
value of the gen-sen plant, [194], [227];
timber, [194];
animals, [195];
minerals, [195];
founder of the nation, [197];
law forbidding the writing of history, [198];
diaries of court officials, [198];
three kingdoms, [199];
history, [199-203];
under the suzerainty of China, [200];
system of administration, [203-5];
number of governorships, [204];
organization of the army, [204];
corruption of officials, [205];
system of justice, [206];
criminal cases, [207];
practice of torture, [207];
prisons, [207];
methods of punishment, [208];
education, [209], [234], [238], [272];
language, [211];
Emperor Li Hsi, [211];
revolution of 1895, [213];
family life, [214];
condition of women, [215];
rights of marriage, [216];
wedding ceremony, [217];
methods of agriculture, [218], [226];
work and recreations of women, [219];
amusements of men, [219];
music, [220];
funerals, [220];
children, [221];
schools, [221];
houses, [222];
food, [222];
dress, [222];
games, [223];
recitations, [223];
relations with foreign Powers, [224];
trade, [224-6];
means of transport, [227];
the "Pedlars' Guild," [228];
railways, [229];
harbours, [229];
money, [230];
independence, [231];
under Japanese and Russian influence, [232], [235];
character of the people, [233], [237];
college at Yong Sang, [238];
dogs, [256];
governed by Japan, [362]
Korea, Crown Prince of, [273]
Korea, Emperor of, his attempts at reform, [212];
intrigues and plots against his life, [213];
sons, [213];
his power, [269];
appearance, [270];
costume, [270];
interest in the West, [270-2]
Korea, Empress of, murdered, [267]
Koreans, their origin, [195];
physical characteristics, [196], [233], [237];
intellectual powers, [238];
costume, [244], [248], [263];
method of education, [252], [272]
Krasnoyark, [40]
Ku-hung-ming, extracts from his "Letters from a
Viceroy's Residence," [356-60]
Kublai Khan, [376]
Kunsan, [225]
Kuropatkin, General, [124]
Kwo-tsze-chien temple, [170]
Kyoto, [284]
Lacquer-work in Japan, [277]
Lama of Lhassa, pilgrimages to, [59]
Lama monastery in Pekin, [170]
Legations in Pekin, [152]
Lena, [41]
"Letters from a Viceroy's Residence," extracts from, [355-60]
Li Cheng Ying, [211]
Li Hsi, Emperor of Korea, [211]
Li-Hu, [80]
Li Hung-Chang, Viceroy, his country house, [132];
character as a financier, [132];
development of Tien-tsin, [134]
Li Ping, [211]
Liao river, [124], [126]
Liaotung, peninsula, [122], [125];
gulf of, [124]
Liaoyang, bridge near, carried away by the floods, [71], [120];
crossing the, [121]
Lotus Lake, [160]
Maisan Hill, [160], [162];
origin of the name, [162]
Manchuria, [59];
journey across, [66-121];
refreshment rooms, [67];
capital, [68];
inhabitants, [69], [70];
homes, [69];
pigs, [69];
poultry, [69];
dogs, [69];
mineral wealth, [75];
size, [75];
population, [75];
fertility, [109];
character of the scenery, [110];
occupied by Russia, [231]
Manchury, [59]
Manchus, their characteristics, [70], [110];
mode of locomotion, [90];
relations with the Russians, [94];
fatalism, [105]
Mandarin, mode of travelling, [113]
Marsanka, [28]
Masampo, [225]
Métropole, Hôtel du, arrival at, [47]
Mikado, audience with, [306]
See Japan, Emperor of
Min, Prince, his typical old Korean home, [266]
Mines in Korea, [227]
Ming dynasty, [199]
Ming, General, his funeral, [221]
Mission, Roman Catholic, at Niu-chwang, [128];
at Pekin, siege of the, [149];
at Seoul, [254]
Mochi-Shan, coal mines at, [125]
Moji, Straits of, [285]
Mokpo, [225]
Monte Corvino, appointed first Bishop of Pekin, [376]
Moonkov-Sarde Mountain, [42]
Moscow, [26]
Mujiks, their character, [111]
Mukden, [68];
journey to, [78-86];
impressions of, [88];
mode of locomotion, [89];
plan of the city, [91];
public edifices, [92];
Imperial Palace, [92], [97];
interior, [93];
character of the people, [94];
system of local government, [95];
the yamen, [95];
reception given by the Governor, [96-100];
number of dishes, [98];
visit to the Imperial Tombs, [100-4];
epidemic of cholera, [105];
journey from, [109-18]
Muraviev, Count, [59]
Myssowa, [55]
Nagasaki, shipbuilding yards, [288], [339]
Neva, the, [2]
New Zealand, [387]
Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, his appearance, [11];
reminiscences of his journey across Siberia, [12];
love for his subjects, [13];
on the blessing of peace, [13]
Nijni-Oudinsk, [42]
Nippon Tetsudo Railway, [284]
Nippon Yusen Kaisha Steam Company, annual report, [286]
Nitobe, Dr., [317]
Niu-chwang, Port, [124];
railway, [124];
trade, [125], [127];
importation of opium, [125];
life on land and on the river, [126];
settlement of the Roman Catholic Mission, [128];
festivities on the transfer of the railway to China, [129]
Obi, [41];
valley, [36]
Okuma, [369]
Omsk, [36], [57]
Opium, importation of, [125]
Osaka, [339]
Commercial Exhibition at, [225]
Pacific, the, [59]
Pagoda, thirteen-storeyed, at Pekin, [167]
Peasants, Russian, condition of, [27], [30]
Pechili, Gulf of, [124]
"Pedlars' Guild," organization of, in Korea, [228]
Pei-tang, [145], [172]
Peiho, [133]
Pekin, first impressions of, [140], [145-9];
arrival in, [141];
shops, [147];
signboards, [148];
use of chopsticks, [148];
the Western Gate, [149];
siege of the Mission, [149];
climate, [150];
legations, [152-4];
Banks, [154];
siege, [154];
result of the Treaty of Chefoo, [155];
fortifications of the European quarter, [156];
ground plan, [158], [160];
Imperial City, [158], [160], [165];
Purple or Forbidden City, [158], [165];
Imperial Palace, [158], [164], [168];
the Southern Gate, [158];
influence of Confucius, [159];
the Northern Gate, [162];
Tartar City, [162], [165];
Chinese City, [165];
excursions, [167];
Imperial deer park, [167];
Princesses' tombs, [167];
Portuguese Cemetery, [167];
thirteen-storeyed pagoda, [167];
summer palaces, [167];
Ch'ien-men or Great Street, [168];
temples, [169-72];
towers, [172];
reception at the Summer Palace, [177-88]
Pekin, Treaty of, in 1860, [59]
Pena, Castle of, [3]
Pet-Si, [199]
Peterhof, [3];
palace, [3];
cascade, [3];
châteaux, [4];
station, [7]
St. Petersburg, impressions of, [23];
conditions of life, [24]
Petropaulovsk, [36]
Petrovsk, [56]
Philippine Islands, [386]
Pi-yung-kung, or Hall of the Classics in Pekin, [169]
Piek-Pai party, [201]
Pienza, [28]
Pigs of Manchuria, [69]
Piroshki, [67]
Polo, Marco, [376]
Port Arthur, [59], [122];
military and naval fortress, [122]
Portsmouth, Peace of, result of the, [381], [387]
Punishment, methods of, in Korea, [208]
Railway, Eastern Chinese, [59], [63], [76], [125];
system of construction, [64];
festivities on the transfer to China, [129]
Railway, Trans-Siberian, [22]
See Trans-Siberian
Railways, construction of, in Japan, [284]
Railways, Russian, deficit of, [54]
Roman Catholic Mission, at Niu-chwang, [128];
Pekin, [149];
Seoul, [254]
Ronins, the forty-seven, story of, [326]
Russia, travelling in, [25];
condition of the peasants, [27], [30];
state railways, deficit of, [54];
hospitality, [106];
occupation of Manchuria, [231];
incorporates the Amur district, [59], [362];
conclusion of peace with Japan, [381]
Russia, Empress of, her appearance, [5];
characteristics, [5];
devotion to her children, [6];
simplicity of living, [7]
Russians and Chinese, relations between, [94], [119]
S—a, Baron, [305]
Sahara desert, [64]
Samara, [31]
Samurai, meaning of the term, [318];
unwritten laws, [320];
principles, [320];
benevolence, [321];
courteousness, [322];
calm demeanour, [328];
conventional smile, [329];
creed, [330];
sword, [331]
San-ju-neu-Shiki, manufacture of, [295]
Sanyo Railway, [284]
Sedan-chairs, use of, in Korea, [244], [248]
Sentry-boxes, number of, in Seoul, [246]
Seoul, [200], [225];
railways, [229];
electric tramways, [230];
first impressions of, [240-2];
unifor[245];
number of sentry-boxes, [246];
the Royal Palace, [247];
sedan-chairs, [248];
wedding procession, [249];
British Legation, [251];
mode of education, [252], [272];
German Consulate, [253];
Roman Catholic cathedral, [254];
barracks, [255];
dogs, [256-8];
funeral torchlight procession, [258-62];
revolution, [263];
the white city, [263];
number of palaces, [264];
reception at the New Palace, [264-6];
style of the building, [267];
court livery, [268];
the Emperor, [269-73];
the Crown Prince, [273];
the chief eunuch, [274]
Shimbashi, [275]
Shintoism, or nature-worship, [337]
Shops, signboards of, in Pekin, [148]
Shufeldt, Commodore, [224]
Si-Pai party, [201]
Siba, grove of, [327]
Siberia, export of butter, [40];
convicts, [43];
characteristics, [60];
extent, [60];
provinces, [60];
inhabitants, [61];
Central, [38];
vegetation, [38];
animals, [39];
birds, [39];
Eastern, cultivation of, [54];
Western, [35];
townships, [36];
colonization, [37]
Siberian Railway, [16]
See Trans-Siberian Sin-La, [199]
Song-Ching, [225]
South Sea Islands, [386]
Steam navigation companies of Japan, [286]
Suicide, or "hara-kiri," [323-6]
Summer Palace, reception at, Pekin, [177-88];
artistic beauty of the decorations, [181];
state banquet, [188]